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6%OFF. Ed(S): Lorinc, John; McClelland, Michael; Scheinberg, Ellen; Taylor, Tatum - The Ward. The Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood.  - 9781552453117 - V9781552453117
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The Ward. The Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood.

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Description for The Ward. The Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood. Paperback. The story of the growth and destruction of Toronto's first 'priority neighbourhood.' Editor(s): Lorinc, John; McClelland, Michael; Scheinberg, Ellen; Taylor, Tatum. Num Pages: 320 pages, 100 B&W photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBCO; 3JH; 3JJ; AMVD; JFSG; JPQB; RPC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 146 x 23. Weight in Grams: 657.
From the 1840s until the Second World War, waves of newcomers who migrated to Toronto -- Irish, Jewish, Italian, African American and Chinese, among others -- landed in 'The Ward.' Crammed with rundown housing and immigrant-owned businesses, this area, bordered by College and Queen, University and Yonge streets, was home to bootleggers, Chinese bachelors, workers from the nearby Eaton's garment factories and hard-working peddlers. But the City considered it a slum, and bulldozed the area in the late 1950s to make way for a new civic square. The Ward finally tells the diverse stories of this extraordinary and resilient ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Coach House Books Canada
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9781552453117
SKU
V9781552453117
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Ref
99-15

About . Ed(S): Lorinc, John; McClelland, Michael; Scheinberg, Ellen; Taylor, Tatum
John Lorinc is an award-winning journalist who has contributed to Toronto Life, The Globe and Mail, National Post, Saturday Night, Report on Business, and Quill & Quire, among other publications. He has written extensively on amalgamation, education, sprawl, and other city issues. He is the recipient of two National Magazine Awards for his coverage of urban affairs. His first book, ... Read more

Reviews for The Ward. The Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood.
'The Ward shines a light on one of Toronto's most historically significant and most forgotten neighbourhoods. Instead of a straight history, the book's editors opted to present the Ward through multiple short essays, each with its own unique point of view. The result is a fascinating and varied look at an area that once concurrently defined the city and acted ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for The Ward. The Life and Loss of Toronto's First Immigrant Neighbourhood.


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